In this episode, I interview Josh Griffin, who served as the High School Pastor at Saddleback Church before transitioning to work full time with Download Youth Ministry. We talk about tips for teaching students, DYM, and something new they're doing at DYM to help youth workers.
Josh Griffin
Connect with Josh on Twitter and Instagram
Links Mentioned in This Episode
Purpose Driven Youth Ministry (book) – Check out Doug Fields' nine principles on how to grow your youth ministry
Speaking to Teenagers (book) – Doug Fields and Duffy Robbins offer practical advice on how to effectively communicate with teenagers
Made to Stick (book) – Learn how to craft messages that people will retain
Blink (book) – Understand how your brain works as you teach and interact with others
Dugout App – This app helps form prayer groups as students are “drafted” and have “coaches” that invest in and pray for them
Annual Teaching Plan for Students
- Relationships
- Parents
- Sex
- Cover an entire book of the Bible
Tips for Teaching by Topic
- Take breaks from series
- Never do a series that is longer than 4-5 weeks
- Know your basic teaching plan for the year so that you can collect ideas
- Invite students and volunteers into the conversation
Creating an Engaging Teaching Experience
- Know your audience and plan your message length accordingly
- If you can't say it in thirty minutes, you didn't plan well
- Every seven minutes, create a moment of pause, laughter, or relief
- Use students and volunteers as other voices
- Involve the different senses
Subscribe | Share | Rate | Comment
To make sure you never miss a post, hit the subscribe button in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or Tune In radio. Keep your friends and co-workers up-to-date as well by sharing it with them via email or social media.
Leave a rating and a comment in iTunes to let me know how this podcast is helping you and your ministry. Also, let me know how we can make it better!
Next Episode: Nina Schmidgall
In the next episode, I interview Nina Schmidgall, Family Pastor at National Community Church in Washington, D.C. We talk about how to overcome some barriers and issues that exist when it comes to empowering women to lead in our churches.
